# Accident 19810713043649A: Cessna 172N, Moab, UT, July 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Canyonland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5701° N, 109.5478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moab, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5701&lon=-109.5478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5097E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5097E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,653 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713043649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CFI WAS DEMONSTRATING ENGINE OUT ON TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE DROPPED TO RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. FAILED TO ALLOW FOR AIR DENSITY

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FTM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM35), Jul 13, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5097E), Moab, UT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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